Series: Pemberley Ranch #3
Publication date: October 25th, 2022
Synopsis:
When Lydia Bennett runs off and gets engaged to Mr. Wrong, she'll have no idea it'll be for all the right reasons.
Chatterbox Lydia Bennett has always felt like the stepchild in her redheaded family. To get out from the shadows of her successful older sisters, she starts a gossip blog fueled by info from her best friend, and heiress Emma. When Lydia gets the chance to write a story for the city paper, she'll need to expose one of the bull riders in town for the annual Pemberley Rodeo. And one rodeo star in particular is all too eager to give her a wild ride.
Bull rider George Wickham is in over his head -- in debt that is. After repeated injuries, Wick's bull riding days are nearly up. With his career at an end, he'll have no way to pay off the money he owes to the rodeo organizers. But when Wick learns about a young heiress in attendance at the rodeo, a plan forms to sweep her off her feet to get access to her wallet.
Unfortunately, Wick mistakes Lydia for her bestie and the two hit it off, falling hard and fast and getting engaged in record time. But when this case of mistaken identity is revealed, they both will be faced with impossible choices. Lydia will have to decide between the career she's always wanted and the secrets of the man she's in love with. Wick will have to choose whether or not to ride in an event that might cost his livelihood and possibly his life to prove his love for the right woman?
Get swept off your feet by this clean and wholesome, laugh out loud romantic comedy filled with sweet and swoony situations and a heartwarming happily-ever-after. In Possession of a Good Fortune is the third in a series of modern day Jane Austen retellings -- set on a ranch!
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Excerpt
His smile was slow. It didn't spread across his face. He looked amused and slightly terrified. It was the same way her father had always looked at her mother. It was the way Carlos looked at Jane. It was the way Darcy looked at Eliza -- that is, when he didn't think anyone was watching.
Wick had said he didn't believe in love. But his gaze was telling Lydia something different. It was telling her that she might be different. Isn't that what every girl wanted? For a guy to think she was different. That she was special. That's how he was looking at her.
This was it. Lydia hadn't believed it would happen to her. But she was standing in the moment where the reality of it was going down. A guy was totally falling for her.
"Are you going to kiss me, Mr. Wickham?" Lydia spoke softly in the dark. Not that anyone was around to hear her. But the moment felt sacred, holy even.
"Yes," he whispered back. "Yes, I am."
His thumb rubbed back and forth across her low back in a windshield-wiping motion. His chest pressed against hers, so much so that she could feel his heart beating in time with hers. His gaze was on her mouth, but he didn't descend to capture her lips.
"Well?" she asked.
"Well, what?"
"Are you going to kiss me or not?"
"I said I would."
And then he stepped away from her. If he hadn't kept hold of her hand, Lydia would've stumbled. Wick tucked her into his side and walked with her away from the pen.
Lydia was so rattled from having been in a haze of desire and then yanked back down to earth that she was silent for a time.
"You know what I think?" she said after a time. "I think you're a player."
They were walking away from the light posts along the drive, so she couldn't see his features, but she sensed a change in him. A stiffening.
"But I don't think that's the full story," she continued.
Wick turned to her. She saw the whites of his eyes, but she still couldn't read his expression. Some of the stiffness left his body as he walked on in silence.
"One thing I've learned is that there's always a kernel of truth to gossip. But there's almost always more to the story." She leaned into him. "Tell me."
"You want me to tell you all my secrets?"
"I do."
"Well, I won't. I'm still trying to impress you."
She laughed. When she did, the corners of Wick's eyes widened as he watched her. His smile was back in place. He pulled her more firmly to his side as they walked on.
SHANAE JOHNSON was raised by Saturday Morning cartoons and After School Specials. She still doesn't understand why there isn't a life lesson that ties the issues of the day together just before bedtime. While she's still waiting for the meaning of it all, she writes stories to try and figure it all out. Her books are wholesome and sweet, but her heroes are hot and her heroines are full of sass!
And by the way, the E elongates the A. So it's pronounced Shan-aaaaaaaa. Perfect for a hero to call out across the moors, or up to a balcony, or to blare outside her window on a boombox. If you hear him calling her name, please send him her way!
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